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Fernand Gobet publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fernand Gobet sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 345 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Fernand Gobet D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fernand Gobet sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Fernand Gobet is affiliated with the London School of Economics and Political Science in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields and subfields, with a primary focus on psychology and computer science. The subfields they are actively involved in include artificial intelligence, developmental and educational psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and economics and econometrics.

The scientist's recent publications address various aspects of cognitive training, decision-making, and computational methods in psychology. Notable papers include "Cognitive Training: A Field in Search of a Phenomenon" (2022, Perspectives on Psychological Science), "Magnitude-sensitivity: rethinking decision-making" (2021, Trends in Cognitive Sciences), and contributions to meta-analyses on cognitive benefits of music training and working memory in children.

Frequent publication venues where their work appears are:

  • Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  • Psychological Research
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Collaborations form a significant aspect of their research, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Christopher Connolly
  • Laura Bartlett
  • Angelo Pirrone
  • Giovanni Sala
  • Noman Javed

Their work addresses core topics such as cognitive abilities and testing, evolutionary algorithms and applications, reading and literacy development, cognitive science and mapping, reinforcement learning in robotics, and sport psychology and performance.

  • Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications
  • Reading and Literacy Development
  • Cognitive Science and Mapping
  • Reinforcement Learning in Robotics
  • Sport Psychology and Performance

In addition to journal articles, Fernand Gobet has authored books, including one published by Cambridge University Press titled Transition Expertise and Identity (2024).

Best Publications

  • Chunking mechanisms in human learning

    Fernand Gobet;Peter C.R. Lane;Steve Croker;Peter C-H. Cheng

  • Templates in Chess Memory: A Mechanism for Recalling Several Boards

    Fernand Gobet;Herbert A. Simon

  • Deliberate practice: Is that all it takes to become an expert?

    David Z Hambrick;Frederick L. Oswald;Erik M Altmann;Elizabeth J. Meinz

  • Expert chess memory: revisiting the chunking hypothesis.

    Fernand Gobet;Herbert A. Simon

  • Rational Models of Cognition

    Fernand Gobet;M. Oaksford;N. Chater

  • Five Seconds or Sixty? Presentation Time in Expert Memory

    Fernand Gobet;Herbert A. Simon

  • Expert memory: A comparison of four theories

    Fernand Gobet

  • Does Far Transfer Exist? Negative Evidence From Chess, Music, and Working Memory Training

    Giovanni Sala;Fernand Gobet

  • Moves in Mind: The Psychology of Board Games

    Fernand Gobet;Alexander Johan De Voogt;Jean Retschitzki

  • Why good thoughts block better ones: The mechanism of the pernicious Einstellung (set) effect

    Merim Bilalić;Peter McLeod;Fernand Gobet

  • Cognitive Training Does Not Enhance General Cognition.

    Giovanni Sala;Fernand Gobet

  • The role of domain-specific practice, handedness, and starting age in chess.

    Fernand Gobet;Guillermo Campitelli

  • Towards an alternative to Benner's theory of expert intuition in nursing: a discussion paper.

    Fernand Gobet;Philippe Chassy

  • Recall of random and distorted chess positions: implications for the theory of expertise.

    Fernand Gobet;Herbert A. Simon

  • The Roles of Recognition Processes and Look-Ahead Search in Time-Constrained Expert Problem Solving: Evidence From Grand-Master-Level Chess

    Fernand Gobet;Herbert A. Simon

  • Chunking models of expertise: implications for education

    Fernand Gobet

  • Deliberate Practice Necessary But Not Sufficient

    Guillermo Campitelli;Fernand Gobet

  • Inflexibility of experts--reality or myth? Quantifying the Einstellung effect in chess masters.

    Merim Bilalić;Peter McLeod;Fernand Gobet

  • Video game training does not enhance cognitive ability: A comprehensive meta-analytic investigation.

    Giovanni Sala;K. Semir Tatlidil;Fernand Gobet

  • Recall of rapidly presented random chess positions is a function of skill

    Fernand Gobet;Herbert A. Simon

  • Chunks in expert memory: evidence for the magical number four ... or is it two?

    Fernand Gobet;Gary Clarkson

Frequent Co-Authors

Julian M. Pine
Julian M. Pine University of Liverpool
Herbert A. Simon
Herbert A. Simon Carnegie Mellon University
David Z. Hambrick
David Z. Hambrick Michigan State University
Andrew J. Waters
Andrew J. Waters Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Frederick L. Oswald
Frederick L. Oswald Rice University
Harvey Whitehouse
Harvey Whitehouse University of Oxford
Erik M. Altmann
Erik M. Altmann Michigan State University
Mark J. Buckley
Mark J. Buckley University of Oxford
Caroline F. Rowland
Caroline F. Rowland Radboud University
Kenneth Gilhooly
Kenneth Gilhooly Brunel University London

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